Dance, and a dance called "Singing All Around" which later became known as the "Back and Forth" dance. The tonkawa used many weapons. An important weapon was the bow and arrow, which was used in warfare and in hunting bison and deer. The bow string was generally fashioned from bison sinew. The arrows were supposedly "poisoned" with the juice of the mistletoe leaf (this is know to be
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entrance which made their entry to the cave difficult. However, they discovered several important things. First, the cave contained the oldest paintings that dating returned to 32,000 BCE. In addition, the paintings are all of animals such as lions, bison, horses, panthers, mammoths, cave bears, and rhinos. Because the bones belonged to animals only, there are no humans’ bones. The rhinos have overstated horns that
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the plains and they had to move a lot with bison herds and the teepees were easy to take down and set back up. The typical teepee consisted of 13 poles of 15-18 feet long and 12-14 hides to cover the teepees. The teepees were covered in spiritual means, ranking, and roles of the family.Teepees were also used to hold ceremonies. (Alchin) .The Blackfoot people ate almost anything they could gather or hunt. The main part of the Blackfoot consisted of bison. One of the most common meals is pemmican.
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After the hunt, a Flathead community would divide the meat among the people. Fish and vegetable were also in their diet but they fished less than other tribes because fish were less available on the eastern side and because other food sources, like bison, were more abundant. In March or April, a ceremony marked the harvest of the first bitterroot plants. Bitterroots and other plants would be dried and kept for later use. Sun-dried berries, such as chokeberries and huckleberries, would be ground and
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Men – Clothing usually consisted of a shirt, trimmed leggings with a belt and a long breechcloth and moccasins. Robes made from the furred hide of a bison were often worn in winter. Their hair was often worn into a pompadour which is often colored white with paint. They also wore their hair in two braids wrapped in the fur from beaver or otters. They also made their hair longer by weaving horsehair into it. Women – wore dresses made of deer and buffalo skins decorated with elk teeth or shells
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The Effect of Diabetes on the Native American Community Diabetes has been rapidly growing in the Native American community for the past several years now. Traditions and economics are factors in the rise of diabetic cases in Native Americans. Other factors include traditional food consumption, traditional patterns of physical activity, and environmental changes. A contributory factor that is often times not mentioned has to do with tribal perception and beliefs about diabetes in the Native communities
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they put the Catholic Church always at the center of the community. 2. Lawrence Clark and the Bison Hunt of 1875 were both big factors that led to the laws of St. Laurent and Metis independence. Lawrence Clark lowered the standard of living of the Metis, which led them to rely on the government for everything. He only offered part time work, and paid them as little as possible, and all the bison was eliminated so they could not make pemmican to survive. This led to the hunt of 1875, when a
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gov 2013 Big Game Seasons Antelope 900 series .............Aug 15–Nov 10 archery ..................Sept 7–Oct 11 general ..................Oct 12–Nov 10 Bighorn Sheep archery ..................Sept 5–Sept 14 general ..................Sept 15–Dec 1 Bison .........................Nov 15–Feb 15, 2014 Black bear spring ....................Apr 15– Varies (May 15-June 15) fall archery ............Sept 7–Sept 14 fall .........................Sept 15–Dec 1 Deer & Elk archery ..................Sept 7–Oct 20
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quality of the material, the quality of the workmanship and to ensure the fit of apparel suits Asian sizes. * Flexibility - Mc has developed a wide range of products such as jeans wear, T-shirts, shirts, skirts, jackets, etc. under Mc, McLady, Bison, etc. at retail price ranges of Bt345-2,295/piece to capture demand in the low-to-mid and mid-to-high income segments which are large market groups in Thailand. MC’s products are in the same segments as Lee, Wrangler, Hara, Big John and some OEM brands
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